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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA SIXTH SPECIAL SESSION, 2018 C.R.

NO.

20-146 RESOLUTION Approving and accepting a grant in the amount of $85,000 from the United Nations Environment Programme to fund the project entitled: “Renewal of Institutional Strengthening”, including all the terms and conditions of the assistance.
1 WHEREAS, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 2 an international inter-governmental organization established by 3 the General Assembly of the United Nations, extended to the 4 Government of the Federated States of Micronesia a grant in the 5 amount of $85,000 as evidenced by the Funding Agreement signed 6 between both Parties and; 7 WHEREAS, the purpose of the grant is to operate an 8 effective and well organized National Ozone Unit (NOU) to 9 support the country’s compliance with the control measures and 10 other obligations under the Montreal Protocol; and 11 WHEREAS, the Government of the FSM is responsible to 12 fulfill the activities that is listed and agreed upon in the 13 signed Agreement; and 14 WHEREAS, the grant will assist to built the capacity of 15 the National Ozone Layer Unit and other national stakeholers to 16 implement the Montreal Protocol effectively; and 17 WHEREAS, the grant will assist the capacity building of 18 refrigeration and air-conditioning servicing technicians and 19 enforcement officer under the HCFC Phase-out Management Plan CRL 20-154/PC #20-356 C.R.
NO.
20-146 1 (HPMP) and enabling activities implementation and an update 2 status report of the capacity building activities; and 3 WHEREAS, the grant will assist in the continuation of 4 enforcement of ODS regulations and prevent illegal trade to 5 control and monitor import of ODS in order to meet and sustain 6 compliance to the Montreal Protocol, and update progress on 7 activities undertaken to enforce ODS regulations; and 8 WHEREAS, the grant will be used for effective 9 communication and awareness activities to educate status 10 reports on the activities on communication and awareness; and 11 WHEREAS, section 210(2) of title 55 of the Code of the 12 Federated States of Micronesia (Annotated), as amended, 13 provides that for an agreement on financial assistance to be 14 valid it must be approved by Congress by resolution; now, 15 therefore, 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Twentieth Congress of the 17 Federated States of Micronesia, Sixth Special Session, 2018, 18 that the Congress hereby approves and accepts the $85,000 grant 19 from the United Nations Environment Programme to fund the 20 project entitled: “Renewal of Institutional Strengthening”, 21 including all the terms and conditions thereof; and 22 23 24 25 2 of 3 C.R.
NO.

20-146 1 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this 2 resolution be transmitted to the President of Federated States 3 of Micronesia, the Secretary of the Department of Resources and 4 Development, the Secretary of the Department of Environment, 5 Climate Change and Emergency Management and UNEP.

6 7 Date: 11/13/18 Introduced by: /s/ Florencio S. Harper Florencio S. Harper (by request) of 3